Chapter 1266: Mo Li's Command

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# Chapter 1266: Mo Li's Command

The Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture, the unique sword art of the Celestial Wolf Star God, was gradually being integrated into Yun Che's heart and profound veins under Cai Zhi's instruction.

The second sword: Primeval Fang;
The third sword: Heavenly Star Sorrow;
The fourth sword: Instant Prison Calamity;

...

All the way to the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, known and feared throughout the God Realm:

The sixth sword: Blood Moon Immortal-Slaying Sword!

This was also the legendary sword array with which the Celestial Wolf Star God Xi Su had once single-handedly grievously wounded two Moon Gods!

In the records concerning the era of gods and demons, the number of gods and demons who had died to this Immortal-Slaying Sword Array was incalculable.

And now, this ultimate sword array bearing the name "Immortal-Slaying" finally took shape in Yun Che's hands.

The sword aura was like a rainbow, flashing and raining down countless sword beams. But these beams did not originate from the crimson sword shadow of the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword; instead, they were blood-red, like hellish brambles from the depths of a sea of blood.

These sword shadows vanished in an instant, without any awe-inspiring momentum, but Yun Che's face was filled with intense joy. "Success!?"

Joy surged within Cai Zhi's heart, her face slightly reddening, yet her tone remained very indifferent: "Mm, it seems you have fully comprehended the sword art. However, with your current profound strength, it is impossible to fully execute the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array. If you force it, you might very well lose your life."

Yun Che knew this very well. The profundities and variations of the Blood Moon Immortal-Slaying Sword were truly endless, and its consumption of profound energy was also extremely great. With Yun Che's current cultivation, even if he exhausted all his profound energy, he could not truly complete even a single sword shadow within it.

Yun Che placed his hand on his chest, calming his breathing, and asked, "Approximately what level of cultivation is required to fully execute this sword array?"

"Um..." Cai Zhi thought about it very seriously, then said somewhat uncertainly, "Probably... the late stage of the Divine Sovereign Realm?"

Divine Sovereign Realm... late stage!?

Yun Che's mouth twitched... He was currently only at the middle stage of the Divine Spirit Realm. The late stage of the Divine Sovereign Realm... when in the world would that be!?

However, if Yun Che knew that the might of this singular sword had once grievously wounded two Moon Gods of the Moon God Realm, he probably wouldn't have such complaints.

"Alright, that's all of the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture taught to you. Consider my task from my sister completed." Finished speaking, Cai Zhi added in her heart: And it was this fast. My brother-in-law is indeed a big freak.

From "Primeval Fang" to "Blood Moon Immortal-Slaying Sword," only a short thirteen days had passed in total!

"All?" Yun Che frowned. "Doesn't the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture have seven swords? Not counting the first sword, Celestial Wolf Strike, you've only taught me five swords... There should be one more, right?"

Cai Zhi gave Yun Che a small, dismissive look, rested her hands behind her head, and said slowly, "There is indeed one more sword. However, the seventh sword of the Celestial Wolf is something you absolutely... absolutely... absolutely cannot master."

Cai Zhi repeated "absolutely" three times, and this was after she had personally witnessed Yun Che's comprehension ability.

Her insistence only piqued Yun Che's curiosity further. He refused to accept it, saying, "How do you know I can't learn it if you don't teach me?"

"The seventh sword of the Celestial Wolf is called 'Heavenly Wound Heartless Sword.'" Contrary to Yun Che's expectations, although Cai Zhi still seemed completely casual, she revealed the seventh sword. "The sword art for this sword is only eight words."

"'Earth grieves, heaven wounds, only hatred is heartless.'"

"...??" Yun Che heard these eight words clearly but was utterly confused.

Earth grieves, heaven wounds, only hatred is heartless...

That... is the sword art!?

"This sword cannot be taught, nor can it be passed on verbally. It requires mastering the first six swords and then comprehending it on your own under a special catalyst. Even if I wanted to teach you, there's no way to do it."

Having finished explaining, Cai Zhi stretched her slender waist and let out a long yawn. "Alright, I've been tired for so long. I'm going to sleep now. You better remember to thank me properly!"

After saying this, she didn't receive a response from Yun Che. She turned her gaze and saw Yun Che with a fixed expression and staring eyes, clearly engrossed in deep thought.

Cai Zhi waved her hand vigorously in front of his eyes and said with a pout, "Stupid brother-in-law! I already told you that you absolutely... absolutely... absolutely cannot master this sword. You're not listening to me at all!"

"...What do you mean by 'catalyst'?" Yun Che turned his gaze and asked.

Cai Zhi was immediately exasperated, then said huffily, "This sword has nothing to do with 'talent' or 'comprehension.' Even if you think about it for ten thousand years, you won't be able to comprehend it! For someone as foolish as you, that 'catalyst' will never manifest in you. Do you understand!"

"Why wouldn't it manifest in me?" Yun Che was even more confused.

Cai Zhi's crescent-like brows twitched. She averted her gaze from Yun Che's stare, and her voice suddenly became softer: "I don't want such a catalyst to appear in you. My sister even less so... In short! Don't waste any more energy thinking about it. It's better if you spend more time cultivating the first five swords!"

Yun Che scratched his head... "Earth grieves, heaven wounds, only hatred is heartless." These eight words were utterly baffling, and no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't relate them to a "sword art." Cai Zhi's words were extremely certain, and she clearly harbored a strong aversion to his attempts at comprehension. Yun Che could only give up: "Alright, alright. Then I'll focus on cultivating the five swords you taught me. Thank you, Cai Zhi. It seems I owe you another great debt of gratitude."

Yun Che knew full well that teaching the Celestial Wolf Prison God Scripture in its entirety to an outsider would certainly greatly breach the taboos of the Star God Realm. Perhaps it was the first time in its history.

Hearing his words, Cai Zhi proudly puffed out her flat little chest. "Hmph, that's more like it."

At that moment, Mo Li's figure emerged from the space in the distance. Her steps appeared exceptionally slow, yet in the blink of an eye, she had arrived before Yun Che and Cai Zhi.

"Sister, I've finished teaching everything. Sister, you were right. My brother-in-law is indeed a big freak." Cai Zhi immediately reported to Mo Li.

Two black lines formed on Yun Che's forehead. Damn it... The word "big freak" is not a compliment, you know! It's easily misunderstood!

Fortunately, Mo Li paid no attention to Cai Zhi's words. She glanced at Cai Zhi and Yun Che, hid her complex gaze, turned around, and said, "Yun Che, Cai Zhi, come with me. I have something very important to tell you."

Mo Li's tone was very solemn, causing both Cai Zhi and Yun Che to be startled at the same time.

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...

This was Mo Li's bedchamber, also the place where Mo Li spent most of her time.

"Sister, what is it you want to tell us?" Cai Zhi couldn't hold back and asked. She secretly observed Mo Li's expression and found her looking serious the entire time, as if she was deciding on some major matter.

Mo Li did not answer. She stood before a jade table filled with star candles, closed her eyes, placed her hands on her chest, and slowly bowed... going so far as to kneel down.

Yun Che's gaze shifted, and he then noticed on the jade table, two spirit tablets surrounded by star candles.

"Ah!?" Cai Zhi let out a very soft exclamation. She was, of course, extremely familiar with Mo Li's bedchamber. But ordinarily, there was only one spirit tablet here. Now, there were two.

One was the spirit tablet of Mo Li's birth mother, who was also her aunt.

The other... was unexpectedly the spirit tablet of her birth mother!

Mo Li stood up, turned around, and silently stared at the bewildered Yun Che and Cai Zhi. Her expression was very calm, only her gaze trembled slightly.

Big brother, I finally understand your words, your anger, and your tears from back then. I have also... made the same choice as you.

But I am luckier than you...

Before you died, you said your greatest regret was not finding someone reliable to entrust me to...

I have found him. I have found one for Cai Zhi...

A mistiness appeared in Mo Li's pupils, then quickly vanished. She looked at Yun Che and finally spoke: "Yun Che, behind me are the spirit tablets of my mother and Cai Zhi's mother. My mother and Cai Zhi's mother were originally sisters of the same clan. They both married that old thief Xing Juekong back then. Thus, Cai Zhi's mother is also my aunt."

"When Cai Zhi was born, my aunt was severely deficient in Qi. At that time, as long as we took out a piece of Star Spirit Jade, we could have extended my aunt's life by at least ten years... But that old thief was unwilling to part with it, absolutely refusing even when my mother begged on her knees! In the end, my aunt's vital energy dried up and she passed away. This also meant Cai Zhi was born without a mother."

"..." Cai Zhi's gaze gradually became vacant. She lowered her head and bit her lip harder and harder.

Yun Che frowned deeply, his heart growing heavy. But he did not understand why Mo Li suddenly told him all this.

"Back then, because of the Yue Wugou incident, the Moon God Realm suffered a great humiliation. They believed it was the doing of the Star God Realm. In their madness, they found an opportunity and captured my mother, forcing that old thief to confess his guilt!"

"The Yue Wugou incident was indeed not the doing of that old thief, but he claimed that he could not let the Star God Realm fall into a passive position and remained unmoved. In the end, under utter despair, my big brother alone braved the Moon God Realm. My mother, to preserve big brother's life, took her own life in the Moon God Realm."

"From then on, I had no mother, and no longer had a father!"

"Later, my big brother was seduced by Qianye Ying'er and went with her to the Tai Chu Divine Realm. When he returned, he was heavily wounded all over, on the verge of death, and soon left me as well."

"Yun Che," Mo Li looked at him, her gaze deep, without joy or sorrow: "I say all this so you will understand that Cai Zhi is the only family I have left in this world."

"..." Yun Che nodded subconsciously.

"Cai Zhi," Mo Li turned to Cai Zhi and continued: "That year, I was ambushed by the Southern Divine Region and poisoned with the fearsome Godslayer Desolation Poison. It was Yun Che who saved me. If not for Yun Che, we sisters would never have seen each other again."

"I... I know." Cai Zhi nodded, her heart involuntarily tensing.

"During the years I spent with Yun Che, without my knowing it, I developed a spiritual dependence on him." How heavy this "dependence" was, perhaps only Mo Li knew: "I have grown accustomed to selfishness, hypocrisy, and cold-bloodedness. But he was not my family, yet he treated me sincerely, even disregarding his own life for me."

"Thus, he is my benefactor, my disciple, and, like you, the most important person in my life."

"Sister, what... exactly are you trying to say?" Hearing Mo Li's words, Cai Zhi became even more nervous.

Yun Che wanted to ask the same question.

"Cai Zhi, how old are you this year?" Mo Li suddenly asked a strange question.

"Nineteen," Cai Zhi replied, then silently looked down at her flat, undeveloped chest. She still had a very long way to go before reaching her great goal of being "curvaceous."

After inheriting the Star God's divine power, the body's growth becomes extremely slow. This was true for Mo Li, and also for Cai Zhi.

When Yun Che first met Mo Li, she was only thirteen. Twelve years had passed, and Mo Li was now twenty-five. Her aura was completely different from back then, but her appearance had hardly changed at all.

Cai Zhi looked even a little younger than Mo Li... These two sisters, one bearing the Heavenly Slaughter Divine Power and the other the Celestial Wolf Divine Power, would probably take who knows how many years to truly "grow up."

"Nineteen, also considered an age where one can be married off," Mo Li said softly.

"Eh?" Cai Zhi let out a sound of surprise.

"Yun Che, Cai Zhi. With heaven and earth as our witnesses, and this princess as the matchmaker, the two of you shall become husband and wife here today!"

There was no consultation, even less hesitation. It was a command that left no room for defiance!